Economic Migrants:what if they can't earn enough to support themselves

[Cyclone]

Not according to the report that say EU migrants make a posative contribution.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11209234/Immigration-from-outside-Europe-cost-120-billion.html

 

Immigration from outside Europe 'cost £120 billion'

New report shows immigration from outside Europe over the Labour government years cost the public purse billions of pounds, while recent migration from inside Europe generated a £4 billion surplus.

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/european-immigrants-contribute-5bn-to-uk-economy-but-noneu-migrants-cost-118bn-9840170.html

 

Analysis by the University College London Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration found that while the fiscal contribution by European workers was overwhelmingly positive – amounting to £20 billion in a decade – the same was not true for non-EEA arrivals.

 

Between 1995 and 2011, immigrants from outside the EU made a negative contribution of £118 billion over 17 years, the report found, using more publicly-funded services, including the NHS, education and benefits, than they paid in tax.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/10426202/Migrants-more-likely-to-claim-work-benefits-than-Britons.html

 

Migrants more likely to claim work benefits than Britons

Migrants are 20 per cent more likely to be claiming working tax credit than Britons, it is claimed.

Nearly 500,000 migrants are claiming the in-work benefit, a former HM Revenue and Customs official said.

 

You're going to refer to historical data from a government over a decade ago and pretend that it's relevant to a discussion about today?

[loraward]

You're going to refer to historical data from a government over a decade ago and pretend that it's relevant to a discussion about today?

 

Yes until you produce some up to date data that proves that things have changed for the better over the past 4 years.